The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-10-26
HIS WIPE WAS TRUE.
But He Killed the Hired GirPs Lover by
Mistake.

Mistake.
Special Dispatch to the Globe Democrat.
MlLLDALE, Ky, october IA new-made
grave in the little cemetery of this place
to-day received all that was mortal of
Claudas r. Golden, a man whose life was
made wreck through a fatal mistake
which preyed on his memory for more than
decade, drove him to drink, and finally
to almost pauper's grave. Fifteen years
ago Claudas Golden, a young man whose
prospects were the brightest, returned to
his home here from Norfolk, Va, where he
had graduated in the law depart
ment of the university with the
highest honors, lie was wealthy and sur
rounded with ali the comforts OF life, and
around him gathered the friends of his
early boyhood. Six months after his re-
turn from college ne was welded to Miss
Cyrilla 7. Henderson, a highly accom-
plished young lady of this town. She was
just nineteen years Of age, of fair complex
ion and light hair, the lovely daughter OF
Il. y. Henderson, wealthy and aristocratic
gentleman, who loved his daughter better
than life. Golden and his beautiful bride
settled down to pass their honeymoon.
Nature smiled on them. The young bus
band rapidly built up a. law practice aud
promised to shine at the bar of the
State. But a change dark and for
bidding came. One morning, Just before
leaving town for two or three days, while
passing through his wife's apartments, he
picked up piece of paper from the Aoor.
He carelessly glanced at it and fell back
horror stricken. 1t was a note couched i Z
loving words beginning Dear c" aud
ending Lovingly, Felix" What did 1t
mean, could his dear wife be false? His
manhood rebelled at such a thought, but
there was the note found in the wife's
bedroom. His jealousy was aroused,
He put the note in his pocket and kept
the secret. He ran over a list of his friends
in his mind and tried to think of a Felix"
At last il flashed on him. Felix Brain, a
former sweetheart of Cyrils's. now a
daredevil young man who cared for
nothing, who else could it be? The note
made an appointment for that night, and
asked that the way of egress be left open.
Claudss resolved to see for himself, snd If
his suspicious were correct he would Treak
a terrible revenge. Bidding his wife good
by be started on his supposed trip. In
stead of leaving, however, he loitered
about town, and after dark stole quietly to
his home. He watched the house, and was
finally rewarded. He saw Felix Brain
enter his yard, steal quietly to the back of
the house and raise window. Then there
was flash and a report. Felix Brain was
a dead man, and Claudas Golden a muir
derer. Golden gave himself up.
When the trial came he made no defense
aud said be wanted TO die. The prosecu-
ton stated its case and sentence was about
TO be passed. Then there was a commotion,
Cassie Clarendon, young Irish girl, do
mestic in the Golden household, forced
herself through the crowd in the court
room and told her story. Felix Brain was
her lover, and it was to her the note be.
ginning Dear c." had been addressed.
Cyrilla Golden had been true wife to her
husbsI d. Claudas was cleared, but his
life was wrecked. He left the town OF his
birth, declaring he would never return.
He became wanderer over the earth, an
outcast and drunkard. Finally, after if
teen years, he staggered into Milldale, a
man broken in health and spirit, a total
wreck. Death at last came to his relief,
and he was this morning buried by the
tOWn.